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While sub disappearance transfixes some, many say their focus is on other calamities
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - The search for a submersible that disappeared while taking wealthy tourists to see the wreck of the Titanic has gripped many with its grim cinematic elements - a ticking clo...
Jun 21, 2023
Bloc leader optimistic Trudeau will call public inquiry into foreign interference
OTTAWA - Bloc Qubcois Leader Yves-Franois Blanchet says he is hopeful the Liberal government will soon call an independent public inquiry into foreign meddling is Canada's affairs. Blanchet told repor...
Jun 21, 2023
Work on new indoor equestrian centre in Dunmore to begin next week
DUNMORE, AB - The community of Dunmore has seen its fair share of projects being undertaken recently. Just last month, a new outdoor recreation centre was unveiled for year-round use. Another project ...
Jun 21, 2023
Back from lengthy layoff, Canada's Arjan Bhullar set to defend One Championship title
After more than a two-year absence due to injury and a contract dispute, Canadian Arjan Bhullar is set to defend his One Championship heavyweight title. The 37-year-old from Richmond, B.C., takes on u...
Jun 21, 2023
CP NewsAlert: Two dead, two injured in Vancouver Island plane crash
TOFINO, B.C. - Mounties on Vancouver Island say two people have been killed in the crash of a small plane northwest of Tofino on Vancouver Island. The B.C. Ambulance Service says two other people were...
Jun 21, 2023
Misinformation can distort national debates on important issues, chief justice warns
OTTAWA - Canada's chief justice is warning that the global rise in misinformation threatens national institutions and processes that underpin democracy. The Supreme Court's Richard Wagner said in a sp...
Jun 21, 2023
Police arrest 45, seize 440 weapons in Canada-wide raids targeting 3D-printed guns
MONTREAL - A Quebec-based anti-gun unit says 45 people have been arrested and 440 guns have been seized in raids targeting manufacturers of 3D-printed or "ghost" guns across eight provinces. The squad...
Jun 21, 2023
Explosion hits a building in Paris, injuring four people. Police are trying to determine the cause
PARIS (AP) - A strong explosion hit a building in Paris' Left Bank on Wednesday, leaving four people injured and igniting a fire that sent smoke soaring over the domed Pantheon monument and prompted t...
Jun 21, 2023
YMCA making downtown branch more accessible
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The YMCA of Medicine Hat is improving accessibility at its downtown branch.Two new barrier-free universal changerooms featuring fully-accessible washroom and shower facilities will ...
Jun 21, 2023
Canadian Swifties who hoped for local shows left wanting as Taylor Swift skips Canada
TORONTO - Taylor Swift is giving Canadian fans the cold shoulder.While many Swifties expected the "Anti-Hero'' singer-songwriter might add local tour stops to her growing schedule, they were disappoin...
Jun 21, 2023